My Riffs

Did I pay attention today? Or did the day just slip away as a waste? Being present and paying attention is how we extract living from life. 

What you know is critically important. But you can only use what you know if you know someone who can use it. There has to be a connection from what you know to who you know. Your knowledge is really most valuable if it helps someone else. Hoarding knowledge is power. Maybe. But power isn't the goal. Helping people should be the higher goal. Share your knowledge with those who need it most.

Fall is coming. It usually means back to school. Harvest. Shorter days. Cooler weather. Leaves going brown.  You can fight it or embrace it. Recognize the season, embrace it. Take from it what it offers. Winter will require what you harvested in fall. 

Prepared people generally do better. In being prepared, always be ready to adjust though. Preparation is great, but that never means you’re fully ready. Be prepared to adjust. 

Don’t assume so much. Tell people you appreciate them. Communicate your needs. Check and make sure.  Miscommunication is usually when we make assumptions.  Clear it up, ask questions. Confirm. 

Is my behavior something to replicate? Is my direction worth following? Because like it or not you are influencing people.